ALEMADR range
Dry bath incubators
ALEMADR-MBMini · heating to 100 °C
ALEMADR-MB2Mini · to 100 °C · block includedALEMADR-MCMini · heating/cooling · RT−15–100 °C
ALEMADR-MIDual block · RT+5–100 °C
ALEMADR-MO4 blocks · RT+5–110 °C
ALEMADR-SB1, 2 or 4 blocks · up to 160 °C
ALEMADR-DBAdjustable heated lid · to 100 °CThermo shakers
COLO.Science · Incubation & Controlled Environments · Dry bath incubators
ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator — two independent zones A/B, RT+5 °C to 100 °C
The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator is a dry bath with two temperature zones, A and B, each taking two aluminium blocks. Both zones are set from one panel and run independently or at the same time, each with its own temperature and timer. The temperature is set from 0 °C and controlled from RT+5 °C to 100 °C, to ≤ ±0.3 °C at 37 °C. Eight block formats take 0.2 ml to 2.0 ml tubes and tubes of 10 mm to 16 mm diameter. Product code PRO4340.
Two temperature zones, four blocks, tubes from 0.2 ml to 2.0 ml and Ø 10–16 mm
A dry bath holds tubes at a set temperature through metal contact, without water. The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator does it in two zones at once. Zone A and zone B each take two blocks, have their own set temperature and their own timer, and can be started separately or together. Two protocols — for example an incubation at 37 °C and a heat step at 95 °C — run side by side on one instrument.
Key characteristics
- Two independent zones, A and B — own temperature and own timer, run separately or simultaneously.
- Four blocks, two per zone, interchangeable, in eight formats.
- Temperature 0 °C setting, RT+5 °C to 100 °C controlled, accuracy ≤ ±0.3 °C at 37 °C.
- Temperature uniformity ≤ ±0.3 °C at 37 °C, display resolution 0.1 °C.
- Heating time ≤ 15 min from 25 °C to 100 °C.
- Timer 1 min to 99 h 59 min, or continuous running.
- Automatic functions — auto preheating, auto running, auto resume after a power failure.
- Built-in temperature calibration and over-temperature protection.
Suitable for
- Sample incubation at a fixed temperature, without a water bath.
- Two protocol steps at two temperatures at the same time, one in each zone.
- Enzyme reactions held for the length of a protocol step.
- Heating of reagents and samples before analysis, in routine and QC work.
- Laboratories that use microtubes and test tubes of 10–16 mm on one ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator.
Why a dry bath with two independent zones
A single-zone dry bath holds every tube at one temperature. When a protocol needs two — a reaction step and an inactivation step, or samples and reagents kept at different temperatures — the work either waits or needs a second instrument. The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator puts both on one bench footprint: zone A and zone B are controlled separately, and both are operated from the same panel.
Each zone takes two blocks, so the four blocks can be chosen by tube format. The main unit is supplied without blocks; the blocks are chosen with the order. Heating is dry, through aluminium blocks — no water to change and no contamination path — and a built-in temperature calibration function is part of the instrument.
Model, product code and blocks
The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator is supplied as a main unit with two transparent covers. Blocks are chosen separately by tube format and are ordered under their own product codes — four per instrument, two for each zone. Quote and order with the COLO product code.
ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator, two independent zones A/B, 0 °C to 100 °C setting, RT+5 °C to 100 °C control, four blocks ordered separately.
Blocks for microtubes
| PRO4511 | 15 × 2.0 ml centrifuge tubes |
| PRO4512 | 15 × 1.5 ml centrifuge tubes |
| PRO4513 | 24 × 0.5 ml centrifuge tubes |
| PRO4514 | 32 × 0.2 ml tubes, also 8-tube PCR strips |
Blocks for test tubes
| PRO4493 | 15 × Ø 10 mm |
| PRO4494 | 12 × Ø 12 mm |
| PRO4495 | 8 × Ø 15 mm |
| PRO4496 | 8 × Ø 16 mm |
How the zones are filled
| Zone A | 2 blocks, own temperature and timer |
| Zone B | 2 blocks, own temperature and timer |
| Blocks per instrument | 4 |
| Main unit | Supplied without blocks |
Technical specifications
Timer, safety and general data
| Timer | 1 min – 99 h 59 min, or continuous |
| Auto preheating | Yes |
| Auto running | Yes |
| Auto resume after power failure | Yes |
| Temperature calibration | Built-in function |
| Safety | Built-in over-temperature protection |
| Power | 240 W |
| Supply voltage | AC 110 V or AC 220 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Fuse | 250 V, 3 A, Ø 5 × 20 |
| Dimensions and weight | 370 × 254 × 217 mm · 5.0 kg |
| Product code | PRO4340 |
Temperature and zones
| Temperature setting range | 0 °C to 100 °C |
| Temperature control range | RT+5 °C to 100 °C |
| Temperature accuracy | ≤ ±0.3 °C at 37 °C |
| Temperature uniformity | ≤ ±0.3 °C at 37 °C |
| Display resolution | 0.1 °C |
| Heating time | ≤ 15 min, from 25 °C to 100 °C |
| Temperature control groups | 2 — zone A and zone B |
| Block quantity | 4, two per zone |
| Zone operation | Independent or simultaneous |
| Display | LCD |
Operating functions
Temperature
The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator is set from 0 °C and controlled from RT+5 °C up to 100 °C, with 0.1 °C on the display and ≤ ±0.3 °C accuracy and uniformity at 37 °C. Because the control range starts five degrees above the room, the lowest working temperature depends on where the instrument stands — worth knowing for protocols that hold at 25 °C in a warm laboratory.
Zone A and zone B
The two zones are two control groups. Each has its own set temperature and its own timer; the two blocks in a zone share the zone temperature. One operating panel sets both zones, and a run can be started in one zone, in the other, or in both at the same time. Each zone has a transparent cover over its blocks.
Timer and automatic functions
The timer runs from one minute to 99 hours 59 minutes, or continuously. Auto preheating and auto running are part of the instrument, and if the power fails the ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator resumes the run when the supply returns. Set and actual values are shown on the LCD screen.
Build, power supply and safe operation
The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator is a mains-powered benchtop instrument: 240 W, AC 110 V or AC 220 V at 50/60 Hz, protected by a 250 V 3 A fuse (Ø 5 × 20). Heating is microprocessor-controlled, and a built-in over-temperature protection device is part of the instrument.
The ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator measures 370 × 254 × 217 mm and weighs 5.0 kg. Confirm the mains voltage version and the plug type before the order is placed.
Standard delivery
- Main unit of the ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator, with two transparent covers.
- Mains cable.
- Operating manual.
- Declaration of conformity and warranty documentation.
Blocks are not part of the main unit — they are ordered separately under their own product codes, according to the tube format. The delivered configuration for a specific order is the one confirmed in the COLO.Science quotation.
Knowledge base
Dry bath incubators on COLO.Science — our knowledge base.
Applications and operational value
In molecular biology and biochemistry the ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator covers the temperature steps around the main instruments: enzyme incubations, heat inactivation, sample denaturation, holding reagents at working temperature. With two zones, two of those steps run at once — one temperature in zone A, another in zone B.
The microtube blocks take 2.0, 1.5, 0.5 and 0.2 ml tubes; the 0.2 ml block also takes 8-tube PCR strips. The test-tube blocks take tubes of 10, 12, 15 and 16 mm diameter, for microbiology, clinical chemistry and teaching laboratories.
Against a water bath the argument is the usual one for dry heat — no water to change and no contamination path — with the added point that two temperatures are available at the same time on one instrument.
Selection guide
- Tube format first. The blocks decide what the ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator takes: 2.0, 1.5, 0.5 or 0.2 ml microtubes, or test tubes of 10, 12, 15 or 16 mm. Count the positions per run before choosing.
- Four blocks per instrument. Two go into zone A and two into zone B. The main unit comes without blocks.
- Two temperatures at once? That is what the two zones are for. If one temperature is always enough, the ALEMADR-MO — four blocks at one temperature, four timers, up to 110 °C — is the simpler choice.
- Lowest working temperature. Control starts at RT+5 °C. If the protocol holds below room temperature, choose the ALEMADR-MC with heating and cooling.
- 96-well plates or a heated lid? Choose the ALEMADR-DB.
- Mains voltage. Confirm AC 110 V or AC 220 V and the plug type for the country of use.
Configuration notice
This page is provided for orientation and product selection. It does not replace the binding specification, the delivered configuration, the validation protocol or the acceptance criteria confirmed in the official COLO.Science quotation, proforma invoice or order confirmation. Confirm the tube format, the blocks and the mains voltage version of the ALEMADR-MI dual block incubator for the specific order. B2B prices are quoted net, excluding VAT.
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